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Saskatoon police arrest man for smashing up store

A file photo of a Saskatoon police vehicle. File / Global News

Saskatoon police arrested an 18-year-old man after the suspect allegedly entered a business and began destroying property with a baseball bat.

Officers were called to a store in the 200 block of Pendygrasse Road shortly after 11 a.m.

The suspect had threatened the employee, stolen some items and fled, according to police.

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Police found the man a short distance away and attempted to arrest him. Officers used a Taser when he allegedly resisted and tried to escape, but the taser wasn’t effective.

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He fled again and was arrested nearby, say officials.

The suspect has been charged with, among other offences, threatening to cause death or bodily harm and theft under $5,000.

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